Appendix table 2. Central government R&D funding and total expenditure by administrative sector in 2020 and 2021
Administrative sector | R&D funding / Central government expenditure (EUR million) | ||||||||
R&D funding. EUR Million | Administrative sector's expenditure | R&D funding, share of administrative sector's expenditures | |||||||
2020 | 2021 | change, mill.€ | 2020 | 2021 | change, mill.€ | 2020 | 2021 | change, percentage points | |
Prime Minister's Office | 10.9 | 10.6 | -0.3 | 923.1 | 221.7 | -701.3 | 1.2 | 4.8 | 3.6 |
the Parliament of Finland | 3.8 | 3.9 | 0.1 | 127.1 | 128.6 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.1 |
Ministry for Foreign Affairs | 5.5 | 4.2 | -1.3 | 1,364.3 | 1,288.1 | -76.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
Ministry of Justice | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 984.4 | 1,005.2 | 20.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Ministry of the Interior | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1,708.8 | 1,567.8 | -141.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Ministry of Defence | 44.3 | 45.9 | 1.6 | 3,213.9 | 4,873.3 | 1,659.3 | 1.4 | 0.9 | -0.4 |
Ministry of Finance | 5.2 | 5.1 | -0.2 | 20,721.1 | 19,467.9 | -1,253.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Ministry of Education and Culture | 1,337.8 | 1,298.9 | -38.9 | 7,474.9 | 7,012.1 | -462.9 | 17.9 | 18.5 | 0.6 |
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry | 58.4 | 69.5 | 11.1 | 2,875.2 | 2,628.3 | -246.9 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 0.6 |
Ministry of Transport and Communications | 15.1 | 14.5 | -0.7 | 3,900.6 | 3,485.6 | -415.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment | 1,514.0 | 876.3 | -637.7 | 6,305.4 | 3,828.9 | -2,476.5 | 24.0 | 22.9 | -1.1 |
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health | 83.6 | 67.8 | -15.8 | 17,815.5 | 17,603.1 | -212.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
Ministry of the Environment | 18.3 | 18.6 | 0.3 | 407.9 | 302.9 | -105.1 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 1.7 |
TOTAL 1) | 3,098.5 | 2,416.8 | -681.7 | 67,822.1 | 63,413.4 | -4,408.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | -0.8 |
Source: Government R&D funding in the state budget, Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Heidi Pirkola 029 551 3246, tiede.teknologia@stat.fi
Head of Department in charge: Katri Kaaja
Updated 25.2.2021
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Appendix table 2. Central government R&D funding and total expenditure by administrative sector in 2020 and 2021
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